Bancroft OPP say the physique of a lacking boater was recovered from Peter Lake on the weekend.
Police mentioned that round 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, a canoe with one particular person in it capsized on Peter Lake within the Township of Wollaston, situated 30 kilometres south of Bancroft. Police and Wollaston Fireplace Division responded.
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“Rescue efforts had been made by an area resident who witnessed one particular person enter the water,” OPP mentioned.
OPP mentioned a search was launched together with members of the OPP’s underwater search and restoration unit.
On Sunday at round 12:30 p.m., the OPP divers situated the physique of the lacking boater.
On Tuesday, OPP recognized the sufferer as Sovann Chhay, 39, from Ottawa.
The investigation is ongoing and a autopsy examination is being carried out, OPP mentioned.
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